Freeland Methodist Church Wroslyn Road Freeland Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8AQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01706/FUL - Full Application Approved
Change of useSchools, care & communityExtensions & alterationsSolar & renewablesTrees & landscapingCommercial premises

Proposal

Conversion of Freeland Methodist church to a community hub, incorporating a café, events space and village shop. Works to include installation of air source heat pump, erection of a timber storage shed and alterations to boundary treatment along with associated landscaping, cycle parking and accessibility improvements Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Jul 2026
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Validated
31 Jul 2026
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Approved
2 Oct 2026

Approved on 2 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Documents 13

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF APPROVAL - FULL APPLICATION Decision Notice · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report - Delegated Officer Report - Delegated · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 7

PDF ECOLOGY Consultee Comment · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ERS NOISE & AMENITY Consultee Comment · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF WODC DRAINAGE OFFICER Consultee Comment · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT Report · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF HERIAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Report · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROTECTED SPECIES SURVEY REPORT Report · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF FORM 1 CIL Form · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Form Application Form · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF FREELAND PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF OCC HIGHWAYS Consultee Comment · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Chapel
List entry 1053018 · 3 m away · 5 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 4 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1234 m away: Botley West Solar Farm; Inside the Freeland built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
West Oxfordshire
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
OX29 8AQ
Received
14 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Freeland and Hanborough
Parish
Freeland
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
2 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Studio 13 Architects Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 63 days from validation, 7 days slower than West Oxfordshire's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 99% of changes of use here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
7%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by West Oxfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Oxfordshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14917857
Planning Portal ref
PP-14917857
Comments by
28 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

11 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Change of use to Classes E (shop and cafe) and F.2 (local community uses)
25/02936/FUL
2025 Approved
Change of use to Classes E (shop and cafe) and F.2 (local community uses)
25/02936/FUL
2022 Refused
Internal and external alterations to convert Methodist Church (F1), to form a single dwel…
22/02378/LBC
2022 Refused
Conversion of Methodist Church (F1), to form a single dwelling (C3), with associated work…
22/02377/FUL
2022 Refused
Internal and external alterations to convert Methodist Church (F1), to form a single dwel…
22/02378/LBC
2022 Approved
Change of use to Class E (shop and cafe) and F2 (local community uses)
22/01956/FUL
2022 Approved
Change of use to Class E (shop and cafe) and F2 (local community uses)
22/01956/FUL
2018 Refused
Change of use of Chapel to Dwelling
18/03423/FUL
2018 Refused
Change of use of Chapel to Dwelling
18/03423/FUL
2018 Approved
Change of use to Classes A1 (Shop), A3 (Cafe) and D1 (Non-residential institution)
18/00018/FUL
2018 Approved
Change of use to Classes A1 (Shop), A3 (Cafe) and D1 (Non-residential institution)
18/00018/FUL
West Oxfordshire
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#60 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

West Oxfordshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #81 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (97%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
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West Oxfordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #33 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #46 of 296
75%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #81 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #135 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
105 decided (1-9 homes)
72%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
95%
Change of use approved
37 decided
1,125
Total decisions
59 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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